Trump honors troops killed in Iran war during Memorial Day remarks
Trump honored the 13 service members killed in the Iran war and said their sacrifice would help ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.
- On May 25, President Donald Trump honored 13 U.S. service members killed during the Iran war at Arlington National Cemetery, participating in wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alongside Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The Iran war, which began in late February, has cost at least $29 billion and disrupted global energy markets as Trump pursues peace negotiations; he suggested Saturday a deal was imminent but instructed negotiators not to rush.
- Trump framed American military service as defending liberty against tyranny, stating 'From 1776 to 2026, America has always stood as a great and moral cause,' while honoring individual veterans including 97-year-old Harry Miller, a Battle of the Bulge survivor.
- Trump's early morning Truth Social post wishing 'Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats' escalated into attacks on Democrats and RINOs, continuing a pattern that transforms national holidays into partisan messaging extensions.
- The president tied his second term to large-scale patriotic symbolism ahead of America's 250th anniversary, declaring the U.S. sees 'more victories than we've had in many, many decades' while promoting the National Garden of American Heroes.
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Trump Reiterates at Memorial Day: Iran Can Never Have Nuclear Weapons. U.S. President Donald Trump stated on the 25th (local time) that Iran will never be able to possess nuclear weapons. During a speech at the Memorial Day ceremony held at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., President Trump addressed Iran.
Trump Names the Fallen at Arlington: 13 Americans Died Stopping Iran's Nuclear Program
President Donald Trump honored the 13 American service members killed during Operation Epic Fury at his Memorial Day address Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, pledging that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon and calling the fallen “wonderful souls, wonderful special people.” Operation Epic Fury was a 68-day joint U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran that launched February 28. Trump said the 13 deaths were the price of ensuring th…
The US President assured today that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon, in a context of bilateral negotiations to end the conflict and fears of its party of an agreement without the nuclear program. Donald Trump made these statements by paying tribute to the 13 American soldiers killed in the conflict with the Islamic Republic, during the annual Memorial Day ceremony held at the Arlington National Cemetery, on the outskirts of Washington. T…
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